Crossword Puzzle Number 3251 (Large Grid)

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ACROSS

1. The capital of Western Samoa.
5. A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the adrenal cortex.
9. Small beads made from polished shells and formerly used as money by native Americans.
13. A nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue.
16. Atmospheric discharges (lasting 10 msec) bursting from the tops of giant storm clouds in blue cones that widen as they flash upward.
17. Covered with blood.
18. The lean flesh of a fish similar to cod.
19. The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet.
20. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
21. A shed containing a number of beehives.
23. Medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin.
25. Tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves.
26. A town in central Belgium.
27. One of the twelve Apostles (first century).
30. Divulge information or secrets.
33. A soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group.
34. A silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group.
36. Remove with or as if with a ladle.
37. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
39. A committee in the executive branch of government that advises the president on foreign and military and national security.
41. Relating to or near the ulna.
44. 100 avos equal 1 pataca.
46. A class of proteins produced in lymph tissue in vertebrates and that function as antibodies in the immune response.
48. A heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances.
49. A state in New England.
50. Informal terms for a mother.
51. Of the appetites and passions of the body.
53. Any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water.
56. German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925).
60. A genus of Pyralidae.
61. A midnight meeting of witches to practice witchcraft and sorcery.
62. Arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal.
63. The eleventh month of the civil year.
65. Worn or shabby from overuse or (of pages) from having corners turned down.
67. An unforeseen obstacle.
68. Large burrowing rodent of South and Central America.
70. A former agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States.
72. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
74. An associate degree in nursing.
75. A very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms.
78. Having only superficial plausibility.
81. Valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation.
86. Large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin.
88. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma.
89. State clearly.
91. Small tree of dry open parts of southern Africa having erect angled branches suggesting candelabra.
93. (informal) Roused to anger.
94. (Old Testament) The second patriarch.
95. Harsh or corrosive in tone.
97. A state of southwestern India.
98. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
99. An ugly evil-looking old woman.
100. A less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
101. A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood.

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1. Slightly open.
2. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
3. A distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list.
4. Any plant of the genus Astilbe having compound leaves and showy panicles of tiny colorful flowers.
5. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
6. An oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments.
7. Of the nature of or undergoing an experiment.
8. A glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline cartilage or in certain skin conditions.
9. Any member of the genus Physa.
10. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
11. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.
12. Type genus of Geastraceae.
13. Of or relating to Aram or to its inhabitants or their culture or their language.
14. Severe spasm of pain.
15. A geometric element that has position but no extension.
22. Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits.
24. A garment resembling a tunic that was worn by men in the Middle Ages.
28. A village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa.
29. Conforming to truth.
31. A skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton.
32. Regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a god).
35. One who assists a minister in a liturgical service.
38. A long noosed rope used to catch animals.
40. Of or relating to a directionless magnitude.
42. Naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion.
43. A motley assortment of things.
45. (Irish) Mother of the Tuatha De Danann.
47. Plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office.
52. (Hinduism and Buddhism) The beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation.
54. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
55. Minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root.
57. A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults.
58. Diabetes caused by a relative or absolute deficiency of insulin and characterized by polyuria.
59. A tub in which clothes or linens can be washed.
64. An informal term for a father.
66. Minute freshwater crustacean having a round body enclosed in a transparent shell.
67. Type genus of Geastraceae.
69. A nation in northern North America.
71. (Arthurian legend) The battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded.
73. A rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element.
76. The unlimited 3-dimensional expanse in which everything is located.
77. A formal expression of praise.
79. The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart.
80. East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok.
82. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Arabia or North Africa.
83. A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions.
84. The United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation.
85. A trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group.
87. Dutch postimpressionist painter noted for his use of color (1853-1890).
90. The rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions.
92. An ester of adenosine that is converted to ATP for energy storage.
96. A ductile gray metallic element of the lanthanide series.

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